US signs breakthrough deal to hand over Afghan jail
The United States on Friday signed a deal transferring the controversial Bagram prison to Afghan control, marking a breakthrough in negotiations over a strategic treaty between the two nations.
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American officers killed in Afghan Interior Ministry
Two American officers were shot dead at close range in Afghanistan's Interior Ministry on Saturday, a U.S. official said, as rage gripped the country for a fifth day over the burning of the Muslim hol
Afghan Quran row: US tenders apology; calls incident horrific
Led by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the US has apologised to the people of Afghanistan on the 'inappropriate treatment' of the holy Quran by American soldiers at the Bagram Airbase in a central Afg
Violent Afghan protests spread over Quran burning
Hundreds of Afghans threw stones, shouted ‘death to America’ and torched tyres, pouring onto streets on Wednesday for a second day of angry protests against NATO troops for burning copies of the Qura